Sunday, August 9, 2026
After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
THE EPISTLE:
(For the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
I Corinthians (4:9-16) Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill clad and buffeted and homeless; and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
THE GOSPEL:
(For the Tenth Sunday of Matthew)
Matthew (17:14-23) At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”
APOLYTIKIA AND THEOTOKIA:
Troparion of the Resurrection: While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind.
Troparion of the Transfiguration: When, O Christ our God, Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, Thou didst reveal Thy glory to Thy Disciples in proportion as they could bear it. Let Thine everlasting light also enlighten us sinners, through the intercessions of the Theotokos. O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee.
Troparion of the Chains of St. Peter: O Holy Apostle, Peter, thou dost preside over the Apostles
by the precious chains which thou didst bear. We venerate them with faith and beseech thee that
by thine intercessions we be granted the great mercy.
Kontakion of the Transfiguration: Thou wast transfigured on the mount, and Thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld Thy glory, O Christ our God; so that, when they should see Thee crucified, they would remember that all Thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that Thou art truly the effulgent Splendor of the Father.
This Week’s Calendar
Sunday, August 9, 2026 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 AM – Orthros
10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy
12:00 PM – Potluck (Fasting)
1:00 PM – Catechesis
Monday, August 10, 2026
6:30 PM – Paraklesis
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
No Services
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
6:30 PM – Paraklesis
Thursday, August 13, 2026
No Services
Friday, August 14, 2026
No Services
9:00 AM – Dormition Orthros and Divine Liturgy
6:00 PM – Great Vespers
Sunday, August 16, 2026 (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)
8:50 AM – Orthros
10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy
Eucharist Schedule:
The Eucharist Bread was provided by the Algoods on Wednesday, August 5 for the Feast of the Transfiguration, and by the Jones’ for the Divine Liturgy this morning.
Eucharist Bread Schedule:
Eucharist Bread Coffee Hour
August 9 Jones Ken Jones/Stewart
Potluck
August 15 (Sat a.m.) Meadows Meadows/Brock
Dormition of The Theotokos
August 16 Davis Dansereau/Alaeetawi
August 23 D. Root Ellis/Zouboukos
August 30 Karam Miller/D. Root
Epistle Readers Schedule:
Page numbers refer to the Apostolos (book of Epistles) located on the chanters’ stand at the front of the nave. Please be sure to use the book when you read.
Reader Reading Page#
August 9 Brandon Strain I Cor 4:9-16 135
August 15 (Sat a.m.) Katie Miller Phil 2:5-11 403
August 16 Reader Chad Miller I Cor 9:2-12 141
August 23 Mary Martha Ellis I Cor 15:1-11 146
August 30 Reader Bill Baker I Cor 16:13-24 152
Greeter Schedule:
Please be at the Parish by 9:45 to greet those coming in.
August 9 Maricica Pacurari
August 16 Jimmy Jones
August 23 Ian Jones
August 30 Kyriaki Snell
September 6 Dane Skirtech
September 13 Andrew Spiehler
September 20 Sh. Sharon Meadows
September 27 Jenny Rodriguez
Please remember the following in your prayers:
Aidan Milnor, the Milnor family; Mary Greene (Lee and Kh. Sharon’s sister); Jay and Joanna Davis; Fr. Leo and Kh. Be’Be’ Schelver and their family; Jack and Jill Weatherly; Dn.Terry Algood and their family; Fr. John and Kh. Janet Henderson and their family
Special Announcements and News
Please make sure to check and subscribe to the Google calendar for all updated services and events at the parish.
Supper Club Ministry: If you are interested in participating, please see Grady Fisher.
As a friendly reminder: NO Food or drinkshould be brought into the Nave. Especially during the Divine Services. We must always bear in mind that we are standing in the presence of the Holy Trinity during our worship. Being respectful of that and of those who have fasted for the partaking of the Holy Eucharist during Divine Liturgy, and to make sure our Nave stays clean and pleasing to God. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this.
Please remember that we still need your tithes and offerings which may be placed in the tray that is passed during Divine Liturgy, in the tithe box at the back of the nave or be mailed to: St. Peter Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 2084, Madison, MS 39130-2084
COFFEE HOUR AND POTLUCKS:
The next potluck is scheduled Today, August 9, 2026. (Fasting)
As a friendly reminder, in regards to coffee hour, the church will provide snacks and beverages. For sponsors of baptisms/chrismations a reception may be held after the service and may have whatever food the sponsors would like to provide in celebration of this occasion. Coffee hour is not meant to be a meal, but a means to break the fast with a snack and visit with each other. * Please be sure kids are not getting ice in the kitchen without adult supervision. *
Potluck Meals: Everyone who attends the potluck meals is encouraged to bring a dish to share. This is to ensure that there is enough food for all to partake. This also applies to the Festal Liturgies that may be served during the week and the Soup Suppers after Presanctified Liturgies during Lent. Parents, please accompany your children through the line. Thank you all for your help with this.
Upcoming Events
* The men of the parish meet for lunch at 11:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of the month.
* The men will also meet for every third Saturday of the month at 8:30 at Primos in Ridgeland.
* The Ladies meet for dining once a month. Date and time to be determined.
* YAF meets every other Monday at 5:45 p.m. for Book Study.
* Dormition of The Theotokos on Saturday, August 15 at 9:00 a.m.
* Parish Council Meeting on August 26 at 7:30
* Stewpot November 7 @ 11:30 a.m.
Fasting Discipline for August
The Dormition runs through August 14. We will abstain from meat, dairy eggs, fish olive oil and wine. The Traditional Fast will be observed on Wednesday and Fridays for the remainder of August. Saturday, August 29 we will abstain from meat, dairy, eggs and fish in remembrance of the Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John.
Major Commemorations for August
August 15 Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
August 21 The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus
August 25 Apostles Bartholomew and Titus
August 29 Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John
August 31 The Placing of the Honorable Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos
Quote:
“The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how any
books it reads, will never know God, since by its pride it does not give place for the grace of the
Holy Spirit, while God is known only by the humble soul.”
+St. Silouan the Athonite, Writings, III.11
Next Week’s Schedule:
Saturday, August 15, 2026 (Dormition off the Theotokos)
Scripture: Phillipians 2:5-11; Luje 10:38-12; 11:27-28
Epistle Reader: Katie Miller
Prosphora: Meadows
Coffee Hour: Meadows/Brock
Sunday, August 16, 2026 (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Scripture: I Cor 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35
Epistle Reader: Reader Chad Miller
Prosphora: Davis
Coffee Hour: Dansereau/Alaeetawi